Airbus delivers first WOW air’s A320neo

WOW air the low-fare airline based in Iceland has taken delivery of its first A320neo on lease from  Air Lease Corporation. WOW air is an all Airbus operator with 12 aircraft in its fleet to date. WOW air selected the A320neo for its low operating costs and excellent fuel efficiency. The aircraft will feature a...

Airbus delivers the first A350-900 to Asiana Airlines

Asiana Airlines of South Korea has taken delivery of its first A350-900, becoming the 12th airline to operate the world’s newest and most efficient twin engine widebody airliner. Asiana’s A350-900 is configured with a three class layout with a total of 311 seats, comprising 28 in Business Smartium, convertible to fully flat beds, 36 in Economy...

The second Air France’s Boeing 787-9 has been delivered

The aircraft was handed over to the French national carrier at Boeing’s Charleston, South Carolina plant and ferried to its hub at Paris Charles de Gaulle April 20. The airline’s first 787-9 was delivered in December 2016; three more are scheduled to join the fleet by the end of 2017. Air France’s initial 787-9 is...

Emirates to reduce US flights

Emirates Airline will reduce flights to the US starting next month, citing a “significant deterioration” in demand for travel to the US since President Donald Trump took office three months ago. Dubai-based Emirates will not drop service to any of the 12 US airports it serves, but it will reduce flight frequencies to five of...

Norwegian UK’s first route: London- Singapore

Norwegian is continuing its controversial long-haul expansion with the addition of a London Gatwick-Singapore long-haul low-cost route, operated by its new UK airline. Gatwick-based NUK has its own air operator’s certificate, which was set up in 2015 to access traffic rights in Asia, A frica and South America. “The UK is at the heart of...

The first ever A321neo for Virgin America

The first Airbus A321neo, the largest and longest-range variant of the Airbus family of re-engined narrowbody aircraft, has been delivered to Virgin America. San Francisco-based Virgin America, a subsidiary of Seattle-based Alaska Air Group, is leasing the A321neo from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). It took delivery of the aircraft, powered by CFM International LEAP-1A...

The Boeing 737 MAX 9 successfully completes its first flight

Boeing’s first 737 MAX 9, the second variant of the re-engined 737, launched its maiden flight Thursday, officially starting its flight test program. The aircraft took off at 10:52 a.m. PST and completed its flight 2 hours, 42 minutes later, landing at 1:34 p.m PST. The company rolled out the aircraft March 7 at its Renton,...

New Cyprus Airways to launch operations in June

Startup carrier Cyprus Airways will start operations in June with “scheduled flights to three to four short-haul destinations and charter flights in collaboration with tour operators,” a Cyprus Airways spokesperson told ATW. The schedule will be announced after the Easter holiday. The spokesperson added that the Larnaca-based carrier had filed for Larnaca-Heraklion service, effective June...

An unexpected little guest on board flight TK538

Today, an uncommon event has occurred on a flight of Turkish Airlines. The global carrier’s Conakry-Ouagadougou flight has experienced a birth within today. The cabin crew, who saw a woman passenger named Nafi Diaby, 28-week-old pregnant traveler flying with Turkish Airlines’ TK538 Conakry (Guinea)-Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) flight, was suffering child-birth pains, promptly responded to her...

The shortest airline route in Europe

Greek airline Sky Express, which provides connecting flights to Greek regional airports, has the shortest flight in Europe. It’s flight between the islands of Kassos and Karpathos lasts for only 5 minutes and is considered one of the shortest in the European continent and among the 10 shortest in the world. CEO Niki Karagioule-Karageorgiou says...